Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead

Resource type
Guidance
Additional languages
Arabic
Arabic
Spanish
Spanish
Chinese
Chinese
Russian
Russian
French
French
Source
WHO
Geographic area
Global

The purpose of the WHO Guideline for clinical management of exposure to lead is to assist physicians in making decisions about the diagnosis and treatment of lead exposure for individual patients and in mass poisoning incidents.

The guideline presents evidence-informed recommendations on:

  1. the interpretation of blood lead concentrations;
  2. use of gastrointestinal decontamination;
  3. use of a chelating agent; and
  4. use of nutritional supplements.